little details - shenandoah np

[Beth Carter]

spent a weekend in shenandoah national park last month. it was hazy and rained off and on all weekend, not great for landscapes, so i spent the weekend shooting smaller details along the hikes we took.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Love the first, Beth. Very delicate.

#3 - those trees are squint. Better straighten them in photoshop - NOT!

 

[Peter McCullough]

Beth,

Very nice, quite soft and painterly, I like these a lot, beautiful.

 

[Beth Carter]

thanks rob and peter. lol, yea i don't think the tree planter planted the trees straight...

 

[Davie Hudson]

loving number 1, has a very vintage/hazy/summer feel about it

 

[Hamish Gill]

I really like the first one especially!
The pp is lovely... What's the method?

Have you ever concidered putting you signature in a frame? I just slightly detracts from the images for me ... No big deal, just a thought

 

[Pete Askew]

I agree, these are all very nice, but the subtlety of the first really stands out. Superb shot and PP.

 

[Beth Carter]

I really like the first one especially!
The pp is lovely... What's the method?

Have you ever concidered putting you signature in a frame? I just slightly detracts from the images for me ... No big deal, just a thought

thanks. i'm not a big fan of frames, so don't use them. i've had a few photos magically relocated to other places on the internet. not much they can do with 900px and i don't mind much as long as there's a link back to my website.

the trees were done completely in lightroom, fantastic (and free) preset called vintage b&w. i think i got it from preset haven, but i'll post a link once i find it again. there's also a nice color version.

the flowers i did in photoshop. used a dupe layer set to screen to brighten things up. then a curves adj layer to makes the black point a dark grey instead of black and lose contrast in the darker tones. adjust opacities of both layers to taste, mine usually end up around 25-50%, but depends on how heavy handed you are in the curves adjustment. to give it a little more flavor you can add a texture layer or a solid color layer set to multiply or soft light. yellows or taupes work great for the solid color.

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I agree, these are all very nice, but the subtlety of the first really stands out. Superb shot and PP.

thank you

 

[Brian Moore]

What I like about #1 is the film-esque quality of it. Lovely shot. With the exception of the crystal clear foreground trees, the BW shots have a Holga-esque quality. Very nice set overall, Beth.

 

[Beth Carter]

thank you brian.

 

[Hamish Gill]

Brilliant ... A description of that effect that makes sense ...
Thanks for that ...

I know what you mean about shots ending up all over the Internet ... I suppose I'm past caring ... I understand why people do though!!!

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Love the muted tones in the color shot Beth.

Was this the 60mm Fuji Macro lens?

 

[Beth Carter]

Love the muted tones in the color shot Beth.

Was this the 60mm Fuji Macro lens?

thanks. absolutely right, 60mm on all 3. despite the slow autofocus it's a brilliant little lens.